It is axiomatic that, absent consent, a court without personal jurisdiction lacks authority to adjudicate claims brought in a lawsuit. Long ago, personal jurisdiction was relatively straightforward ...

The U.S. Supreme Court has held—by a 5-4 margin—that it did not violate due process for a Pennsylvania court to exercise jurisdiction over an asbestos case with no connection to Pennsylvania because ...

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed and remanded a district court’s dismissal for lack of personal jurisdiction, deciding that the sale of a product via an interactive website ...

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The proliferation of the corporate form has driven the evolution of personal jurisdiction. The U.S. Supreme Court’s most recent foray into the issue explained that state statutes that confer general ...

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So the Montana Supreme Court holds, in Groo v. Montana Eleventh Jud. Dist. Ct., written by Chief Justice McGrath, joined by Justices Beth Baker, James Jeremiah Shea, and Jim Rice. A few passages: The ...

If you want to sue someone, you have to do it in a court that has "personal jurisdiction" over that person; that, courts have held, is required by the Due Process Clause. One way to make sure of this ...

Herbal Brands sells health, wellness, fitness and nutrition products directly to consumers and through authorised third-party retailers in Arizona. Photoplaza, a separate company, sold Herbal Brands ...

The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Tuesday in the latest chapter of the justices’ efforts to lay out rules for personal jurisdiction – whether courts have the power to hear a case against ...

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has reversed a district court’s dismissal of trademark declaratory judgment claims, finding that pre-enforcement commercialisation activities can in fact ...